Na Taejoo (1945-) is a South Korean poet and educator. He is one of the foremost writers of traditional sentimental poetry in Korea, and is known for his personalized style of traditional sentimentality. Focusing on the theme of the rural homeland, Ra made his literary debut in 1971 via the Seoul Shinmun New Writer’s Contest with the poem Under the Bamboo Grove. The popular reception of Ra’s representative poem Flowers earned him the moniker “Poet of Flowers.” Ra is the recipient of multiple literary distinctions including the Earth Literary Prize, South Chungcheong Culture Prize, the Chong Chi-Yong Literature Prize, and the Sowol Poetry Award.
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